A Message from your Staff Council Co-Chairs, Jessica Gammey and Heather Martin
Staff Council kicked off the 2018-19 year with their annual retreat on August 7th in the SEEC Building. The all-day event serves as a time for new members to learn about staff council and for all representatives to form their committees for the year. Click here to learn who your rep is. All full council and committee meetings are open to staff; join us to see what we are all about. Click here for meeting schedules.
In early summer 2018, Boulder Staff Council (BCSC) made available an anonymous survey to gain awareness of topics of interest to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· staff. Our goal with the survey, dubbed the Pulse, was to establish Council priorities and initiatives for the 2018-2019 academic year and guide ourÌýefforts related to staff engagement.
Based on the Pulse survey results, and the parallels drawn from the University of Colorado Staff Council (UCSC) Climate survey completed in Fall of 2017, the top three focus areas for the 2018-19 Boulder Campus Staff Council (BCSC) are (1) Diversity, Inclusion, and cultural competency; (2) Support of staff professional growth; and (3) staff wellness. ÌýMany of our initiatives will address more than one of our top three priorities.
We look forward to serving the staff and our Council in the coming year and to collaborating with the many groups across campus to ensure ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· remains an Ìýemployer of choice in our community.
Jessica Gammey has been with ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· since February 2014 as a project coordinator and now an assistant project manager for Planning Design and Construction. Before coming to CU, she served as Volunteer Program Manager at World Triathlon Corporation (IRONMAN) and Director of Marketing and Public Relations for a non-profit sports management company in Wisconsin. With experience in event management, promotion and business development, since coming to CU she has chosen to focus on logistics and project management while gaining experience in the construction industry.
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Heather Martin has been with ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· since September 2015 as a faculty assistant in the law school. A certified mediator and ABA paralegal, Heather previously worked for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, holding several roles prior to being named manager of volunteer and business development services for their then nonprofit affiliate, Center for Civic Mediation. In this role, Heather worked with a volunteer network of 500+ attorney and non-attorney volunteers, preparing them to provide free mediation services in greater Los Angeles County. Heather also worked with several LA County schools, implementing and staffing on-site peer mediation programs. Currently, Heather works directly with law faculty to provide support for their scholarship, research, and teaching.
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